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Sora felt excited, as he gazed upon the familiar-looking world of Atlantica; it had been a handful of days since the defeat of Xenmas. It had been another saving the universe and dealing with the drama of finding Riku, and Kairi. Plus the weight of learning about Roxas, and Namine was still fresh in his mind, however today was a new day, and he had a plan to feel that sense of freedom after since the island had plunged to the darkness. He would find Ariel, and go swimming, see the sights of the kingdom and world since Ursula was dead again, and the world was at peace again. Although hopefully no more musicals would happen until he had actual training to feel better about his skills.
“I hope Ariel is still around the usual spot; it'll be nice to see the world without heartless and family drama!” Sora whispered, as he drove the gummi ship across the vast sea of the world, gazing down at the kingdom that Eric lived in and soon the place where Ariel would find her new love and happiness. However, the more Sora thought about the idea of love, did he wonder what his love life felt like? Would he end up with Kairi after going through so much to save her, even if she was one of his best friends? Like he cared about her so much, but he could tell that the feeling he had a year ago felt differently compared to when he was at Hollow Bastion. Back then, he cared for her deeply—her and Riku. But now he was unsure about everything: did he love her, did he love Riku, who would he love down the line? He was almost sixteen and could feel the need for compassion beginning to overtake his thoughts.
“Maybe I'll find my answers to love when I'm under the sea.” Sora said, landing the gummi ship, running out of the ship, wondering if Ariel was on the land yet, or still in the sea, as he began to hear sounds of water moving in the distance, as he looked around trying to find out where the water was moving from, as today the waves were as calm as the ocean in Destiny Island. So someone must have been around him in or under the sea. Sora decided to step closer to the water, quickly taking off his shoes and rolling up his baggy pants, wanting to get a better look at where the ripples were coming from and to see the sea against his toes before he went under. He allowed the cold water to brush against his feet as he looked onwards at the sea; everything was peaceful, seagulls were singing, fish were playing, and a sense of calm overtook him as he summoned the key blade, ready to transform and see more of the world.
However, before he could use its magic to become a merman, he saw something or someone nearby on a large rock that could be seen to gaze upon the coast. Sora smiled, quickly using the key blade to transform; only things were different from the last visit he had to the underwater kingdom. The blue dolphin tail that he had during his last two visits was no more; instead, he had a greenish-yellow colored fishtail, just like Ariel and King Triton! Sora dove into the water, smiling as he began to do flips and rolls, and tested the waters. He felt faster than before; he felt like he could keep up with Ariel, and then he looked at the rock again from beneath the ocean, smiling as he raced for the rock. Sora felt amazement as he touched the rock, and then he saw something above him; someone was above him, making him wonder how, as they weren't around him when he was on land?
Sora stuck his head out of the water, looking up at the rock, and then he saw the person who had been messing with him; it was a mermaid that seemed very familiar to him. She had a greenish-yellow tail and wore a yellowish-green seashell bikini top.
Her teal eyes were a thing of beauty, staring at him with compassion and lust. She had dark brown hair tied in a ponytail with a pearly hairband and headpiece that both match the color of her tail. It was then that Sora knew who she was!
“Wait, aren't you one of Ariel's sisters from that concert?” Sora said, mentally slapping himself in the face for not recognizing one of the princesses that joined the event and was nearby. Although Ariel didn't tell him about her family until the event, and by that point they had to leave to visit other worlds and stop evil.
“Why yes, I am; you can call me Adella! So you're the one that Ariel said was coming to our kingdom today. Although I think my eyes deceive me, as you look like the same guy that sang with my sister. But still looking pretty attractive if you ask me. Especially the way you used that weapon to become a merman; it was so breathtaking, I couldn't look away. Come on up, cutie, this rock is big enough for the both of us to relax and enjoy the view.” Adella said, grabbing hold of Sora’s hand, helping to pull the merman up onto the rock, causing Sora’s heart to flutter for a moment. He didn't know why, but he found the mermaid princess to be very breathtaking and easy to look at; it was almost like he was meant to come here today and see her beauty in person. Maybe Adella was the one to bring him happiness and the peace he had been needing?
“It's beautiful up here; you can see the ocean, and the shore! No wonder; Ariel loved coming to this spot when I came over last time. So Adella what happens now? The day is still young, and I'm a merman now!” Sora whispered, looking at the princess with a smile, wondering if they'd go swimming and exploring the world or just enjoying the view. However, before Adella could get a word in, Sora could see the gummi ship beginning to rise up into the sky and take off. Quickly, the teen dove into the sea and towards the surface, wondering why the ship was taking off; surely he had parked the ship correctly, or maybe it was Donald and Goofy needing the ship and warping it away to Disney Castle.
“Looks like I'm stuck here for longer than I expected!” Sora let out, chuckling nervously, as he felt Adella’s hand on his shoulder. Slowly he turned to see her face, eyes full of warmth, ready to make light of this odd situation. Sora gave her a smile; he couldn't let this hiccup bring him down; he was in a world surrounded by fish, water and new friends to make sure he was happy, and it gave him a new desire, how would happen if he was on a world for more than a few days?